November 23, 2009 - by M.J. Hall
Every day we see articles on building organizational capability. There are also many questions about how to determine learning's value in an organization. Much of this discussion focuses around return-on-investment (ROI), effectiveness, and efficiency - essentially the ... More »
October 23, 2009 - by Harvey Deutschendorf
Traditionally, the office is seen as a place where employees leave their emotions at the door. While it is now accepted that our emotions are part of who we are and that we cannot think or act without them, many organizations still expect employees to ignore their emoti... More »
September 23, 2009 - by Geri Lopker, Rhonda Askeland
First identified by Don Kirkpatrick in his seminal works on training evaluation, Level 1 evaluation helps an organization to assess participants' reactions to a learning event, facilitator, setting, materials, and learning activities. Like a canary in the proverbial coa... More »
August 23, 2009 - by Paula Ketter
Training is an investment. If your organization is investing money in workplace training, then training and development should be treated like any other investment - goals need to be aligned with business strategies, and accountability needs to be measured. The recessio... More »
August 16, 2009 - by Benjamin Ruark
There are six compelling reasons for why the learning and development community needs to shift collectively to an evidence-based practice paradigm. These reasons are readily forthcoming using the mnemonic ABCDE. Each letter denotes a major breakthrough in (or break from... More »
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